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Discover more about yourself and get career ideas.

Get inspired

Kia whakaohooho

Discovering who you are

Te tūhura haere i a koe anō

Understand what to do at school now to get the future you want.

School and NCEA

Kura

Moving on from school

Te panuku atu i te kura

Doing NCEA

Te mahi NCEA

Find out if study and training can take you towards your career goals.

Study and training

Doing study or training

Te mahi ako, te mahi whakangungu rānei

Paying for study and training

Te utu i ngā mahi ako me te whakangungu

Getting qualifications

Te whiwhi tohu

Finding and applying for scholarships

Te rapu me te tono mō ngā karahipi

Study and training providers

Te ako me ngā kaiwhakarato whakangungu

Discover career ideas and tips for getting or changing a job.

Work

Mahi

Looking for a job

E rapu mahi ana

Applying for a job

Te tono mahi

Working in Aotearoa

Te mahi i Aotearoa

Doing an interview

I roto i te uiui

Starting and leaving a job

Te tīmata me te wehe i tētahi tūnga mahi

Plan ahead to make your career goals happen.

Plan your future

Whakamahere ā mua

Making a career decision

Te whakatau i tō aramahi

Acting on your career decision

Te whakatinana i tō whakatau aramahi

Social sciences

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Two students interact with each other at table inside a classroom. There is a book in front of them and one student writes in a notebook.

In social sciences you find out how global societies work for the people within them in the past, present and future. Learn how to be a critical, informed and responsible citizen. 

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Two male students interact witth each other while peeling potatoes and grating carrots. They both wear aprons.

Technology

Two female students look at green leaves hanging from a classroom ceiling.

Hangarau

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Two students look at a camera. There is a bouquet of flowers on a table in front of them.

The arts

Two students sit beside each other at a table in a classroom surrounded by paintings. They both paint on canvases.

Ngā toi

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Two students interact with each other at a desk. There are picture cards and an open notebook on the desk.

World languages

Ngā reo o te ao

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A group of students run on a field. There is a school in the background.

Health and physical education

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Hauora

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Two students interact with each other at a desk. There is a whiteboard behind them and there are books and a calculator on the desk.

Mathematics and statistics

A group of female students interact with each other at a table outside. One holds a calculator and there are coloured blocks and sheets of paper on the table.

Pāngarau

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A male student and female student stand in front of a whiteboard in a classroom. The male holds a textbook.

New Zealand languages

Two female students watch a male teacher write in te reo Māori on a whiteboard.

Ngā reo o Aotearoa

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Two students inspect a beaker with blue liquid in a classroom, They both wear white lab coats.

Science

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Pūtaiao

Classical studies is the study of ancient societies and how they relate to present and future societies. Learn how to examine and understand the culture and traditions of classical Greece and Rome.

Classical studies

Economics is the study of the production, distribution and use of goods and services. Learn how economic decisions can influence people and organisations.

Economics

Education for sustainability is the study of the environment and how we interact with it. Learn about the values and actions needed to create a sustainable future.

Education for sustainability

Geography is the study of places and the relationship between people and their environments. Learn about the natural features of the Earth and the sustainability of human societies.

Geography

History is the study of people and societies of the past. Learn how to understand historical ideas and events and what they mean today and for the future.

History

Pacific studies is the study of Pacific nations and cultures. Learn about the people and traditions of the Pacific Islands.

Pacific studies

Religious studies is the study of religious and spiritual beliefs and communities. Learn about the historical, cultural and social factors that influence religion.

Religious studies

Social studies is the study of societies and how they work. Learn how ideas, values and conflicts can influence people, communities and nations.

Social studies

Accounting is the study of money and how we record, maintain and manage it. Learn how to make financial decisions for people and organisations.

Accounting

Agribusiness is the study of the business of primary production. Learn about how economics, science and technology influence the business practices of modern farming.

Agribusiness

Business studies is the study of business, management and economics. Learn how businesses support economic and community wellbeing.

Business studies

Biotechnology is the study of changing and using living things to develop new systems, products and organisms. Learn how scientific processes can improve human health and society.

Biotechnology

Psychology is the study of human thought, emotions and actions. Learn how to understand and explain the behaviour of people and communities.

Psychology

Commerce is the study of accounting, economics, and business concepts and models. Learn how organisations make economic decisions to solve problems and analyse sustainable impacts.

Commerce

Environment and societies is the study of the impact of people on the environment. Learn about the natural systems and social processes that create the world people live in.

Environment and societies

Mā te tikanga ā-iwi e mōhio te ākonga ki ngā āhuatanga porihanga, ka mārama ki ngā āhuatanga whanonga tangata. Ka rongo i te toi whenua mā te arotahi ki ngā tāngata, ngā tūāhua me ngā whakaawenga kua hanga i te porihanga o Aotearoa. Ka mārama hoki ia ki ngā tūāhua me ngā tāngata tāpua o tēnei ao.

Ka tirohia ngā mahi a te tangata, hītori mai, matawhenua mai, ōhanga mai, hei whakatutuki i ōna matea kikokiko, matea pāpori, matea ngākau, matea wairua hoki. Mā reira e mārama ai te ākonga ki te ao e noho nei ia.


Tikanga ā-iwi

Tourism is the study of the business of travel and holidays. Learn about the impacts of tourism on communities and the environment.

Tourism

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